dave_b
Responses from dave_b
| Who makes budget speaker cables which are truly “good” or “exceptional” in quality? Pangea | |
| Why do my new Transparent cables make my system sound muffled? Good Lord, listening to Lorde is hardly justification for rejecting an interconnect! Try playing some real music for more than a few hours and then decide. Everything matters in the chain...power, power cords, outlets, room placement etc... | |
| Looking at sub $200 power cables. I had Shunyata stuff and it plain old sucked...everything sounded grey and dampened! Using the Pangea loom and outlet now for trial and I gotta say, it is some of the best cabling I have ever owned...in some ways better. I’ve had $4k PC’s that w... | |
| Transparent Audio Gen4 vs Gen5 Upgraded my speakers and went back to Transparent Ultra Gen 5 cables. Match made in heaven...the MIT cables were covering up the warts of the other speakers. My Focal Kanta 2 Speakers love the Ultra’s! | |
| Speaker audition recommendations? Focal Kanta No.2’s....fall in love! Ooh la la | |
| Magnepan 3.7i with two (2) DWMs with Pass Labs XA100.5 Maggie tech and bass just doesn’t compute. If you must use Magnepan speakers, use REL subs for a more musical and impactful sound...and they don’t screw up your systems sound. | |
| Subwoofer to go with new BW 804 D3 REL all day long! | |
| Rel S3 subwoofer connection options? Signal cable...I use one on my REL! | |
| Still looking for speakers in the 10-20,000 range Everybody’s got a bias so go listen...really can’t tell till your ass is in the listening chair and your electronics are pushing them in YOUR room! Now go get the Focal Kanta No. 2’s...they sound like butter:). | |
| Still looking for speakers in the 10-20,000 range Heard the Focal Kanta No.2’s with Naim reference gear and I was smitten immediately! It’s been about 40 years or so since I’ve heard a speaker render dynamics, bass definition, midrange presence with a top end that is natural and full of unforced... | |
| Power Cables and Affects on Timing (and speed)? Yes! Something else I discovered about power cords after having several $3k to $4500 PC’s...sometimes the best mate is free. After trying all my expensive PC’s on my Krell am I used a free cord I received from my dealer just to experiment. It w... | |
| Totem Forest Signature -or- Spendor D7 After a year with my Forest Signature speakers, I am more in love than ever. Something so special about how they can connect you to the music. It’s not about absolute performance, but a blend of traits that enable them to communicate music more ... | |
| Ayre introduces the AX-8 integrated amp Ears first! | |
| Ayre introduces the AX-8 integrated amp What a crock, 80 Watts for $7500? My Krell Vanguard Digital is exceptional and can be had for less...oh, it also has 200 w/ch! | |
| Full-sounding SS amps (besides Pass) Krell, the Vanguard Digital is phenomenal with incredible soundstaging, dynamics, timbre and detail. What surprises me is the wonderful midrange and tube like expression in the mid to lower registers. It has won my heart over more so than anythi... |